Check for the following:
Permissions problems with the interfaces file or DCE directory
To edit interfaces entries, you must have write permission on the interfaces file and the Sybase installation directory. To edit DCE entries, you must be logged into DCE as a user who has write privileges on the DCE directory.
A DIT base incorrectly configured for DCE in libtcl.cfg file
Each directory service entry in the libtcl.cfg [DIRECTORY] section lists a DIT base, which is the base path under which server objects are stored for that service. Make sure that the DIT base path actually exists in the DCE directory. See “DIRECTORY section” for a description of how the DIT base is defined.
DCE system trouble
A DCE administrator can use the DCE dcecp tool to verify that DCE directory software is working correctly. See your DCE documentation for more information.